b vK H Aliening public ffie&ger m: V - TAB WEATHER Washington, Feb. 3. Rain or tnoie tonight; Tuesday rain and uarmcr. TKMMtnATUBB AT F.ACn iiocn (8 U, 1 10 lii i8 I i I a I a I V Ftl )n 83 3TX39 MO Ma I 44 4B I I I MIGHT EXTRA aosma stock prices ;. y vt rv a I M VOL. V NO. 121 Publlahad nlly Ecnt Sunday. RubacrlDtlon Price IS a, Year by MaiL Copyrlsht, 1M8, by Publlo Lcdsar Company. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1919 Entered Bcend.CIa Metier t the rcatofflce at Philadelphia. Under the Act of March 8. i87. r- PRICE TWO CENTS ho ! Bt i '. r i-4 ' Itdi fir IH I r 1 ; P. R. T. ABOLISHES :S0ME SKIP-STOPS 'P AT PUBLIC CALL 1 4 Readjustment o Entire System on Satisfactory Basis Promised BUSINESS MEN v MEET -. ... . i - irr:.i. vuorammccxo o-opcruic wu Transit Company Assem bles Today . The Philadelphia Ilapld Transit Com X. pany Is readjusting Us skip-stop Bystcm. U. Non-stops 1iave already been ellmln- , KICU I" UUIUU9 ocvuutia - " -,,. "'ft-ThOse at Porter street, Somerset street. fii Indiana avenue and York road and Venango street have already been doiw ,away with. ' . The committee representing the United .Business Men's Association, named sev eral days ago to co-operato Tilth the r, n. T. In planning a readjustment ,of the s.vstcm. will hold Its first meet ing tills afternoon at 3 o'clock In the $ .office, of IMward A. Xoppel, president 1;. -or. tno association. : The company promised the Public S Service Commission to make a revision ( of the stops wherever It was found, d after consultation with the committee. -that tho skip-stops "worked harm to the i public." It was at the company's sug 5 cestlon that the committee was named. p V Company Announces Ttevljlon ' t the company's offices today this announcement was made: "Every skip-stop In Philadelphia that works a hardship to the publla Is re ceiving careful consideration. The sys- tern was put Into effect hurriedly at first, .at the Instance of the fuel ad ' .ministration as a means of saving coal. , It has been found that at many places , It worked to thr dlseomflturo of the ta '.traveling' public This cordltlon the corn er pany wants to correct. ? "The matter Is being adjusted a ?, speedily as possible. Traffic experts aro .,? being sent out to study conditions, and- .,. every consideration is being given to ' ;' 'situations that need to be rectified. The ! It entire skip-stop system will be satis- i', ractorlly adjusted.' - wltnesses from various sections of the , cl(y told the Public Service Commission i how they were subjected to delays In C arAt4l, tn 1.,,) tnv hit.tnniiS k.n.tlB. Si eat' did not -stop ascertain streets. WuiOttltrs brought, to light ,tha danger to ".'sfcll'e because oars ran by streets where q nereioiore ,mey jiaa oeen ur&ugm to a halt. .-.. 9:t' Onanltatlon of Committee "5T6wafd thend of the hearing, 11. q. ;jTulIy, vlca president of the P. n. T., yjjald ho would be glad to co-operate with ?2rprBi ereBciiiaitven,ui 1110 uuBiness organiza- for the purpose of readjusting the stop schedule, and to put Into effect t- u.m.ta, .., b limb nuwiu iu. UIIV i, hardships. tiy , A, committee was then named by the F'tJnlted Business Stens' Association. HmMWArMAMf flint ...m.l.l .., .....bI. fit, Mr. -Noppel Is Chairman of the cony r mltteo and the other members- are State J Senator A. F, Dalx, Jr., presenting , ,the northwest S Sidney M. Earle, of East ' wermantown, Chairman of the assocla i tion'a transportation committee; Abboft, representing uaK ine ; ueorgo Ulilrlth, Common Councilman, representing Lo gan; IVIlllani J. fash, of the Xorth Central Germantown Avenue Association, and John A. Moore, of the Southwest Business Men's Association, Charles V. Scully, Germantown Business Men George Campbell, Wissinomlng Business Men: Walter M. Staake. Chestnut Hill Business Men, and Carl Bottman, Fifty f' Second Street Business Men. f$ .. FQURlAGERE FORBIDDEN hv- Marines May Not Wear Shouldei ifJf'Af order against the wearing of the t ' lourragere me snouiaer loop inaicanng -.that the organization to which the man A : belongs" ha been 'cited for conspicuous it& gallantry by French army commands fc. '. Ikaai a Aa IimiiajI lr lfn 4 IT! a aha f e- Aa A8arnettf commandant of the marine fl."... m 1... nw4 .. tn m I nn..B.k .. ill.. " t .V iV. , 0 WI"SI v-ino Wblwo VI Ml" a .'regard of a memorandum issued by p Mineral uarneti; on January jb, marines I VIUI1IU IllIll V.b.,, IKt tlbQ lVttlUI!lli -i. to-wear the looi). ,Tf umciai inquiry uas csiaonsncu tnat I -vA no marine corns organization has been ctea the requisite number of times to make the wearing of the fourragcrc per- I.rotulble. At least three citations are j necessary, and then tho fact must be 1 nuDiisuca ny tno irencn uovemment V uerorB. permission becomes ertectlvo. This . m 4Viav iariiilramint wttli cmrifrl 4 -. tlie. .if Croix de Guerre, and there must bo I. still more citations before the rlrht to Za fli. MeftAtltA ATllltnlrA nnH that nf th,. A Legion d'Honneffr are conferred. SAYS CRITICISM OFT UNJUST .flltallnn C TT llrpnt Pnl,!nn. Vi ,. ,.-.... ...., -v..0.....b0 Uliaplain, Guest Here t -Bishop Charles Hr Brent, of the l'een acting as senior chaplain at Oen- eral Fersninss headquarters In Franoe ' for the Tast year and has Jnst returned ," from oversea, was the suest of Oeoree ' Wharton Partner In thin rltv vetrHn. 1 'Blfihftn Hrent. Whn ff.r plf-Menn vnnrn "was bishop ot the Philippine Islands, spoke highly of the work done by re ,. IH'ous and charitable organizations '1 arnonr the American lighters abroad. 'The criticism" dtredtea at the T. If. O. I'.AT. "he-ald, Is unjust because an lm- r Bwuaiuie men nao nvicminru uy nn ui 1 ionization" utterly" unprepared to 'meet thetrln )hatvvasput upon Jt. yy SWISS SOCIALISTS OUT. 9i tecune to vucim i,onicreiscc to Vl - Be Held at Berne 'J'Berne. Swltierland, Feb. 8. (By A. "!,) Swiss Socialists decided today by a vft of 219 tg 147 not to attend the International conference being held here. Th- vote came after a lively discussion atd .was followed by the resignation of avfl juuuvif irnucr ui ii,q t'iijr, no ired that nonpartlclpatlon by Swiss 'alUts'was a bad political mistake, ?. International conference organ dy peace societies In neutral coun- M.wjll be held from February 20 to February 37 here, invitations have been Mit to all the governments. v ,SONC O' THE RAINSPOUTI tto;M tioK toilgMfHi pain fm Hk wh tHt Hik iit rain. SzS 2Ll2LK5i. Wg. !f aaTffisaiE ,lStCyTr.W ?TinE aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaff aaaaaaaaaaal llaaaaaaaV JPRUk X ft i ' l. . -,?mt:1ti 11' a f. '. j FA'-EMPREfeS ZITA The Prague Tagcblslt is authority for tlic -.tatement that former Em peror Charles of Austria-Hungary intends to applj for n divorce. For the last six months there have been rumors, and almost as frequent do ' nials, that all vtas not well villi the domestic relations of Charles and Zita. The Empress was ac cused of -Jiicldini; and protecting Italians, and her brothers were sin gled out at dangerous conspira tors. Charles was married In 1911 to Princess Zita of Dourbon and Parma, on Italian CAPTURE THIEVES IN DARING CHASE OVER HOUSETOPS Policemen in Acrobatic Pursuit of i Fhc Negroes in South Tfcl l 111 iiiiiaueipina A chase over .''oofs, pistol shots and &cme daring acrobatic feats figured In the capture today of five negroes, charges with robblnsr tho clothing store of Snmucl Lclberman, 640 South street. Tno of the men, It Is said. ,cngaged I.elberman In conversation, two others smashed a bulk t window with bricks, whlli the fifth' watched for the police. Several overcoats were seized when the window was broken and then all five men ran toward Ixmibard street, They were traced to n houic near Hlghth and Iombard streets. The men ran to the roof when the police ap peared and darted over the roof tops. Two of the negroes tried to equceze themselves into a wide chimney and the others attempted to onter nearby houses. Al were captured by Patrolmen Schwartz, De Ilose, Browii and Itobb. The overcoats were found on the roof. The prisoners gavo their nam" as Charles Smith, Floyd Brennan, John r3'' Jolin Dickinson and Ben Stewart. They were held without ball for court by Magistrate Imbcr at the Second and Christian streets station. BURNED FROM WAIST TO FEET Match Thrown in Street Ignites Gasoline and Man's Clothing Heading, Ta., Feb. 3. Terribly burned from the waist to his feet by gasoline sefon fire by a careless smoker, Jacob Kelchner. of Kutztonn. was taken in the Reading Hose ambulance to tho Homepath c Hospital from Fourth and Franklin streefi today. Kelchner was making repalig to the tras tank of his automobile which had been leaking, when a bystander lit u cigar and threw a match Into the street. Igniting the gasoline which leaked from the tank. The flames Immediately enveloped Kelchner. Ills clothing was saturated with gasoline and It was Impossible to put the fire out. Policemen wcro forced to rip the clothing from Kelchner's body which was burned black from tho waist down. Tho auto also caught fire and was de-. stroyed. Kelchner Is in a critical con dition. WANT RECORDS UNIFORM Public Service Co in miss ion Asks Water Conipanics-to Standardize Representatives of the Public Service Commission's bureau of accounts and statistics met officials of all water com panies In Philadelphia and vicinity In Councils' Finance Committee room. City Hall, today and asked that a uniform system of bookkeeping and record-keeping be employed. The bureau has devised tho system and Us representatives are going over the State explaining It and asking Its adoption. Such adoption Is not man datory, however, with one system In ubo throughout tho State, the bureau explains, the compiling of data will bo a simpler task. c j. Joyce, cniet or tne nureau or ac counts and statistics, spoke for the bureau. Carlton n Davis, chief of the Philadelphia water bureau, and repre sentatives of virtually all publicly and privately ownea water pisnis or mis section? attended the session. COLGATE CHEMIST BURNED Blast at Jersey City Plant Causes Destructive Fire Jersey City, Feb. 3. (By A. P.) Dr. George Pelrce, .research chemist for the soap manufacturing plant of Colgate & Co. hero was severely burned. 1n an explosion In the company's labora tory, where 'ho was conducting' experi ments. Walter Schwclser. another em ploye, was dead when taken out. of the basement under tho room In winch the explosion occurred, nobert Qoedert. Doctor Telrco's assistant, was blown through a window by the force of the explosion and may die. Several other persons. Including a fireman, also wcro Injured. Damage by lira was done to three buildings, but the loss was comparatively small. Two thousand employes of the com pany marched out of tho burning plant and several hundred Inmates of the St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum were led to the street by nuns. v 8 U. S. SOLDIERS DIE INWRECK Thirty Others Injured in France , While on Way Home Troyra, Franre. Fob. 3. (By A. P.) Right United States soldiers were killed and thirty Injured when a troop, train conveying American soldiers from Chau. mont to Brest collided with two Qer man looomotlres standing In tho station at JWentteramsy. near, her.. . j J7. S. Urged to Become Mandatory Over Turkey American Delegation Foresees Impossibility of Nation Declining Old-World Burdens. Wilson May Sound Sentiment on Return .By CLINTON W. GILBERT Man t'orrenponilent of the I'-Tenlng I'ubllr I.etleer With the Peace Ieleirntlin In Kurope' By Wireless Coptirloht. 1913, bv Public I.cdacr C'ompmii Paris, Feb. '.',. The pressure on America to assume the responsi bility of mandatory for Turkish do minions is increasing, especially from British sources rind from American missionaries. The American official attitude is that public opinion in the United States will not consent, but it is evident that the American delega tion feels the country will be forced J to act as mandatory, because it will be impossible for America to occupy a position of world importance, as it docs, in the Peace Conference, and J then withdraw from this side of the . water the minute the conference ' unds. It is clear to Americans here that American opinion on this subject can be taught to feel the rcsponsi- SWIFT BLUNDERS INTO FOE'S HANDS Confidential Memoranda I Get Tnto Hcncy's Brief Case by Mistake FOOD BUREAU INVOLVED By the Associated Pro ..........- r..t. . r..iie.i h. tlons signed "L. V. S" dealing with testimony last week concerning Yv. I. Prlcby. 'of the food administration's poultry division and one-time president of Prleby & Co., saldito be a subsidiary poultry ccnccrn of Sn Ift &' Co , wcro admitted to the record today by the Senate Agriculture Committee, Inves tigating meat Industry legislation. Francis J. Ilency, counsel forjua Fed..; eraKTrade Commission, told tho com mittee that by mistake a private copy of the commission's report cn the pack ers' Investigation, which had been used for reference by Louis F, Swjft In tes timony last week, had been placed In his own brief case. .Appended to one of the pages was a card, on which was written: "Prleby matter shows up rotten. I Lam ashamed It got this way and sorry we cannot change over to Swift & Co., or sell out. Think we must. Return book L. F. ST." On the card was printed the name of L. A. Carton,, treasurer of Swift & Co., and the following notation written In Ink was signed U. A. C: "Kmbarraaslng to Poultry Dunine" "It Is cmbarrassh'g to whole noultrj business. Whether It would be Jess so by changing name to Swift &. Co. Is matter 1 have mentioned, to ou ami others without conclusion." Mr. Honey had said that Mr. Prleb) used his connection with the food ad ministration for the benefit of Swift c Co. This was denied In testimony by W. A Glasgow, counsel for the admin istration. Senator Page, of Vermont, protested against the admission of the memoranda as part of the record as "a matter of honor," ChalrmSh Gore, with the consent of other members, ordered tho matter In the record on the ground that "the In terests of a million poultry producers were Jeopardized" by activities that, he said, had been brought out In previous testimony. "It was absolutely without justifica tion to read tho private papers of a man picked up by .accident," continued Senator Page, and Is nothing less than a piece of dishonorable practice," Mr, Ileney Declines to Defend Incident Mr. 'Ilency said he could not answer Senator Page because ho was appearing as counsel ior tho committee at Its re quest. J. J. Ilcaley, of Swift & Co.'s coun sel, also protested against admission of the papers. L. D. H. Weld, of Swift &. .Co.'s rom mcrclal research department, who was preparing to 'testify, 'said he believed the memoranda ot little Importance and that they related to the question of changing tho nalno of Prleby & Co. that long had been considered. When Mr. Weld said tho Federal trade commission had suppressed documents taken from the private files of Swift & Co. ho was asked by tVnator Norrls. of Nebraska, to produce all letters that had not yet appeared. The witness agreed to do so. Mr. Weld read Instructions from Swift & Co. managers to their assist'- ants, forbidding agreements with com petitors relative to prices paid for cream at country buying stations, which he said the commission failed to use in Its report. "Another thins; that shows competition la the activity of the small packer," said Mr, Weld. "There arc 270 Independent packers as direct competitors.'" Mr. Weld testified that In the long run the Kendrlck bill would ilncrcaso costs to the consumer, HAN AND WIFE DIE IN WEEK Son, Camden -County Official, Is seriously 111 six rtiva after the death of her hua band, Cnarles Fitzgerald, a retired far mer of Barrlngton. K. J Mrs. Ester J, Fitzgerald died from pneumonia. The couple are the parents o: rents or rreenoiaer jo of Camden County, who ph Fitzgerald. Is also seriously v 111 with the duiu. Mr. Fitzgerald, who was seventy-two years old, died from heart failure on last Monday, after an Illness of two wselis. is wriie, who was conaiai.uy at Mas was wricnen ins .same aay, bilitres of the United States in this part of the world may be as obli gatory as in Santo Domingo and the Philippines. It is thought that the church sentiment in America will be a lead ing factor in leading American opin ion to favor the assumption of the duties of a mandatory. No definite proposals on this sub ject have been presented to the American delegation, but the great est insistence probably will be on America's taking charge of Constan tinople, which has been the source of numerous wars. It is eminently desirable to have there a disinterested and powerful j mandatoiy. President Wilson may sound pub- lie opinion on this subject when he ; returns to America. fflNES OPPOSES U. S. OWNERSHIP Railroad Director General. However. Urges Exten sion of Control I HE SUGGESTS 3 YEARS 3. Government If not extended ' ""''"l. - control of the railroads five jcars. as advocated by William O. wjj uc gravely imperiled. McAdoo,- should be authorized at least, ,, , . ,, , .l, ,. . j , . Murmansk is the only open port three jcars more or dropped at once r r without waiting for the twenty-one j There is probably no immediate dan montliB post-war control originally au I gCr because the Bolshevists arc un thorlzcd. ( This is the compromise proposal and Ultimatum announced today by Walker D. nines, director general of railroads, In testimony before the Senate. Inter state Commerce Committee. - - In connection with Mr. Illnes's con tention that If Congress should continue obdurate to an extension of the cxpcrl-1 incnt of Federal operation the roads , must be returned to their owners forth. with, there arc unconfirmed reports arounrl tile rnllrn.iH nrtmlnlstrnllnn nf. flees that a proclamation will be Issued In March, turning the roads back about June 30. Oppokecl to Federal Ownership 7J:!ar'b:?V,1l1,',out.'!!9,'0"0"!"s!Pt conjunction with the Allies. points In the railroad administration I policy of the new director general: Mr. nines frankly Is opposed to gov ernment ownership, but urges tho ex tension of control period for a. fair trial of Federal control under normal con. dltlons. He believes the loads eventually should be returned to their owners, re organized Into a few big companies anil operated under strict government regu lation and Federal guarantee of profits. ah proms in excess of the marsln guaranteed, he says, should be turned In to the government, to be shared, ner- haps, by railroad labor. No greater powers rhould be conferred on tno Interstate Commerce Commission he believes, deeming Its powers now ade - nuato to stabilize nrlvale oner.itlnn If the government should return tho roads with "reasonable notlee." nigh wasee, says Dlrecto not responsible for the ot railroad equipment. Inslsts.'was duo entirely tlons. Mr 'Illn,. . 1 .,.. i..nLifn ,,-i.i , . . V. .. r .hVM, ,V " '" . h""'""" "-u: Mr. McAndoc"S'yenr rcco,n,n"n,ut,on ot"i Would G1ve Chance for l.rcUlutlon "I think a thrce-yeal- extension would acconplish a great deal to remove the dtfllcultles that aro Inherent In the twenty-ono months' plan," Mr Hlncs told the committee. "Hven three years would stgregate and spread out and In part dissipate tho unfavorable psychological factors which under tho twenty-one months plan prom lse all to converge so ns to do the maxl mum damage to the public service "Also, the three-year extension would give opportunity for legislation Imme diately following, Instead of Immediately preceding, the presidential election "But," he added, "I believe the flve jcar extension would be much better be caiifo It would glvo added stability. "Unless a. reasonable cxtcns'on shall bo granted It will be contrary to the publlo Interest to hold tho tallrcnda for the full twenty-one months. We "would better terminate tho control and go back promptly to tho old Bystcm. or we should e.vtend tho tontrol longcnough. to admit of an adequate opportunity to adopt a radical and now system which will really bring about a permanent solution; (iorrrnment to HI) on Hoard. "I do not believe there la anything substantial In the argument that a five., year extension would necessarily mean ' government qw ncrshlp. 1 do not per-' tommy ueueve in government owner ship. "I believe thero can be a form of radically reconstructed private owner ship with such close government super vision, Including government represcn tatlo.a on the boards of directors, as will glvo to the public and labor all the Continued en fate Hit, Column Two MAYOR MOTORsIrOmIhORE Leayes Family nt Apartments, Then Goes to City Hall Mayor Smith and his family motored back to Philadelphia this afternoon from Atlantic City, where they spent the 'at the Traymore Hotel. w went nrat- to nis apart M Unav.. wtwre Jh left MkaSifSfc,. tths, C4ta- wtex-M mfcHjffljJj LABORUNREST FORCES QUICK RUSSIAN PLAN a ' ' Social Distress Aids Wilson Policy to Withdraw Allied Troops NORTH EXPEDITION FACES GRAVE DANGER Peace or Reinforcements Will Be Needed When White Winter Ends REDS GAIN ADVANTAGE Uoklieviki Will Exert Pressure i on Factional Parley at Princes Island B CLINTON W. GILUERT Muff t nrrepondent,of the l'.vfnhig ruli- ir l.rilKrr Willi me mire llrlrgallnn In Kurop fly Special Cable Cncvrlaht. HID, bu Puihc Ltdotr Co. Paris, Feb. 3. A decision is likely to be reached in a few days on the question of removing the Allied troops from Russia, Members of the American eom- mission have been asked by Presi dent Wilson for advice on this sub ject. The dangerous position of the ex peditionary forces on the Archangel front is ono factor making for a de sire to remove them. If this force, . , , . . -. far in the interior Of northern KUS- sia on the Dvina and Varra Rivers I , sla on lne uv''na an0 vaa u,crs' has its communications cut off it i i able to move before spring. In the spring," however, there will be gicat dnngcr unless the Allied forces are strongly rc-enforcedor re moved or the Princes Island confer ence leaches an understanding with me uoisHcviKi. American opinion h'Sre, both mill-ian . tary and diplomatic, is strongly in I r . ... ... . javor 01 vviuuuuwiiiK liiu i-ruupa u& soon as practicable. It probably will not be feasible to withdraw the American troops cx- because their withdrawal would seri-1 ficlals 0f'Fome of the association", ate ously weaken the remaining Allied standing pat. They point out that at i .... -ii i i -ii i nrchent thej are having a hard time troops, and their withdrawal with- ,t,eng oru sufficient to keep the mills out Allied consent would cause grave Bolng for five hours a day. and there complications at the Peace Confer- fore no J'SSKtS'S once. ,aj A withdrawal in winter would be No ,,hlK f Muuiirrtiirrr extremely difficult, though icebreak- c Stanley Hurlbut, secretary of the ers might cross the White Sea to ' Full Fashioned Hosiery Manufacturers' ,, .7 , , , , ,. . ,, Association. ald today that so far as the raihoad head leading to Jlur- ;;fn'enw' there had been no meeting of mansli. Even then progress from manufacturers called, the interior to the coast would be SulTX? tha. TtTa, extremely difficult. nn, oss!hlc to forecast how many of 1 It is uncertain yet Whether an V- ' . . ... - ., . - . " tllmg Wl" COm0 ol ,,1C r,nce3 ls'ana. conference. The onlv Russian croun I lean oninion here is still IlODClUl i u. ',:, in 'Mii., f. tended and th .t a satisfactory con ch'sion will be reached. III the conference the Bol viki will ha e tho advantage of position t... -f i-Ko mlnlnl-na a-T iVUa uy reason ui c..L- .". interventisi policy anu me cxposcn position of the Allied forces. tnc Allies nave sun anotner tea- sn 1 in 1 a.ni a; .ion for wishine to tret the Russian problem off their hands quickly, .l .,. , muuiuitu, Labor outbieaks in England and Ireland arc definitely of a syndicalist character and they derive much in spiration from the Bolshevist move ment, Thp evtvemp vnrllenls have n Bnl - ... . ., , . shevist organization in many palts of England, their agents having . Continued on I'ste Mnflwn. t'oluinn SU AliKfcE Ufl UIL LKASINu blLL House ami aennie i.oiiierccs ai- just Long Existing Disputes Washington, Feb J. (By A. P.)- la-ng-exlstlng controversies In Congress over a policy looking to the opening- and development of ol!,- gas and coal lands In western States nnd Alaska were nd- iUSted today With the reachlmr Of a final agreement by .House ati Senate conferees unon the oil-leasing bill. Under Its previsions more than 50, 000,000 acres of oil. gas. coal phosphates and sodium public lands may be opened for prospecting under a leasing and patent system, which, according to Sen ator Plttman, chairman ot the Senate managers, also wilt bring about 'settle ments of the dlapute ovr the develop ment of the California and Wyoming navaj it revTeB' -- " , r Illnes, are henivl from is located in Crimea. The sending tic telegrams wtiiavc ,..ar- lomntcte : 336lh Machine Gun I Increased eoi ... cd a nrellmlimrv repon oi ine Lomiim- i ,, i.-if,i-,i, t.(.i,.. ,, ,,.. The increase, he H"eiich arc not reconciled to tno lee.g n0tl0I)l i,ich will bo submitted to ' nlctc : Nlnc7, ..,.,:, . ,,,;,, to war condl- Idea Of the conference and arc pes- Judge. J. nuns .... ........... u. ...v A Squadrons. 103d Trench Mortar .!!.. i..... ... ...n l,f a -,.. 'Philadelphia council of national defense. ..,.-.. A(Ivnnce school lletaeliinent . -. - a- ss'i lll ir.ll nlml a-tsno n T IMA ---- --.-, - , .--- -. . ... oiiiuoiii. iiuuui. 11.3 ii.. v, UUv nun,- . , nonolnted our committee. . ',.i,.i .m. ,, .,,, 1.. i ti 1. ...- ......i1 .. .. 11.,. ...,.,. w accomiiany ner iiusuanii nnn may lie raemurauuuui ) nuuieiy, uiv; uuiuicn. oi i.i u... mi cesary to communcaii-. . po-,,,..,,-. ., continue the work which she has been alltv of Flume ls proven by n England, which now assuming he 0 cera o, -c 01 ,m ma,, d , f B -rfears among .-t all majors and guiles of Urge proportions and is likely to tbc Ilnllts f te textile .ndust,y Nht , the Sa.v.itlon Army w... n be aggravated uy tne return 01 lnMsaf!o iw-re c mn ,) ,o " r'i'r.h r' i council All schools m soldiers who will be quickly de- who "" 6e ,oea ' ,"" ."l ",.;"; on nt the same time, and arc. recom- Italian. 'The number of ,' ' ."" ."1'' . '." j I V U . '" !"" -vJll. '.."i.iiiij! Tm DL '2S JaTaTAalsa 791V-. - "-' SENATE MAY VOTE ON SUFFRAGE MONDAY NEXT WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Managers tjf the Senate Woman Suffrage l evolution today decided to call up the mea&uie next Monday ami, Tt possible, obtnlu n final vote. The icsult, lliey stated, would bo veiy close LAD RECOVERS MEMORY AND TELLS NAME A pjitlnl restoration of memory today dibclosed the identity ot the young nnniebia victim t.tken to tho Philadelphia Hospital early ycbtenlny morning. The patient gave his name us William Meyer, his age as. sixteen, and said hi' lived nt 100 Uaat Twenty-third street, New York. 0 . FAMILY AWAY- HOUSE ON FIRE I'ire caused duraugo in tho bJbcnieut ot the home of H. Cliiben, i-'GlV South Mlldnd street, this, jtt-.ruooii No im win, bome at the time of the flic. TEXTILE WORKERS . INSIST ON 8 HOURS Union Mill Hands Advised Pershing Authorized to Dis to Quit After Mak- charge All Who Prove ing Time Family Distress PEPPER MAKES PLEA OTHER VALID REASONS Mill hands who are members ot the Uy rfie issociatccl I'rcss Textllo Workers' Association went to U u.MiiKton, Feb. 5. Oencral Pers-h. work this morning determined to quit ing has boon authorised by the War 1 nfter completing an eight-hour day. I partment to semi home for Immediate Tho leaders of tho United TeMlle I Workers emphasize tho fact that no sirlke ordr has been Issued. Many em- plojers have granted the request for a I forty-eight-hour week. Where this re- quest Is refused the workers simply will leave their machines nfter working eight hours today 'o disorder 1e cpcclrd eipi,d wlm riwi IVniwr rhfilrtiili nf v.v-vi.v .... -.-,--., - the cltl7ons'vionclllatlon committee, sent telegrams s'.iortl before noon to the various organizations of mill owners. These telegrams call attention to the committee's plan to avert h poESlble strike, and ask those mill owners who arc willing to accept mis pian 10 noiu: their vvorUcri) chj l todaj . i-o' as to fore stall misunderstanding or illsoulcr at (quitting time. These are the principal developments in the situation created by the demand of the United Textile Wot Iters that a fortv-ele'il-hou- week be Inaugurated In all mills beginning todaj. nriipre liavn been repeaien contercnce between the committee headed by Mr. Pepper and bot the textllo workers and (the mill owners. tho unuca itnw WOlliers ASSOCianoi' ;;j 'u w ., Pepper's suggestion that an eight-hour day hi granted Immediate!, with tho nlternafvc left open to me emmojers oi "pp.. '"',, o,-,n i.roie unsatls- , . u- ,,a lnhnr Ho.irrl 11 Ilie nPW militants"" - ,---- ileiovy IrtLloo ,. ....niinr. ' no accciuani.n There has been so far '"Rreed to . th, J .8-hour week .. .......iffiolorrrs. nrrorilllle to Ol- the manufacturers would accept the con. elllatlnn committee's suggestion. ..v.Vc"are prisslng the matter as hard -e enn." f-ald Mr Pepper. "Besides board will intervene If It Is requested to do so. If the committee s plan Is adopted, there should lie no present nccu ...,,..-.. . -- - ..... for intervention an. we ore hopeful that ( there will be no future need for It. if on trial, an Individual manufac turer finds that the IS-liour week does not work out hatlsfaetorl 5. lie inn then linl . -,; w war ,al)or bo,iril to stc ,n, Mr. Pepper's report to Judge Mart 11 follows in part. I.TI.J juAiitmtttA nipt 1 Hi .irnrilfiv .it .--. - 8 v- , . nn, remained in sesdon until midnight. Because or tile anrence or ,.,- "S"'''" U was denied ' iiuvoivw ,w .v.... ...... .... -. -. th. comm lire ai me iuiiuiavmrer Club on Sundas" morning. 1 Here was gratlf) Ing response to this request. A number of representative manufacturers attended and showed a cordial wlll'ng ncss to dlscuF8 the situation In all lt bearings. They were, however. Indis posed to take united or concerted acllon lManv of the are so snort ot orders or are so greatly affected bj cancellations at hey recard the early closing of their mills as a practical necessity The general sentiment of the manufacturers Rccmed to ),e that It was best to ako 1 no action upon the demands of the Union I and to let matters take their course. Tear "Watehful Waiting" .-b comn,ittee were of the opinion that such a policy of watchful waiting ' might. In the end prove disastrous. It seemed to the committee to be essential to make some further effort lo prevent an actiial rupture between employers Bmi emplojes. On Sunday afternoon the ... ,.... i.-a th irlrantin of ennfer. ," wlth ,ome individual manufacturers and also had an Interview with the pres i ..!. .hl nn lntsP a tV ttll ths fir- Ident of the, union. "In the light of all these conferences and upon the basis of all available data the comm'tle'e concluded on Sunday eve nine to publish the statement and make the request which appeared In Monday morning's papers. This statement was as follows; ' The olWns" committee has made as of this proposal on tho part of the cm tur( ng , rcqulre tno soMer-s lm- given out after the session, ployers. There arc vailous booics or mcti,ate ,)reLcl,ce or that distress in a. Premier Vcnlzelos will continue hi mill owners, divided accoiuing to ii.. nmn.s famj. ls such as cannot be re- mesentatlon of the case of Greece at toJ rharactrr of their product. :onc nave ,,,,, ,,, r,M1,n, r .,,... ,n,i ,, morrow moraine's session of the council. that "Wo have learned that the war labor ' ' a rasa Xw. CatasM T SOLDIERS NEEDED i HERE TO RETURN ! discharge Trom lie army any drafted or cnltMcd man who presents convincing evidence of sleknesi or other distress In bis famllj. Tho department announced loii that men may make their own requests nr 'discharge, cr the request nuiy be made direct tu tUneral Ptrsli'iig by lrttr or n. . . ., . .. .. . - Ml ffll.ie 111 II , na.,,1 -. , nf llin Bull n.'u iHiiiiii it uuirr inieremcil ni.'l rCFliririM ble persons accompanied by siifllclen testimony that sickness or other dls tres e.lMs llcnerHl rerKhliig ul-u has been all- thorlzrd to dlsrharge In Europe on their 1 own application men who have good reasons for leaving the army and who) waive iiuj claim for hca travel allow,, ances fiom Ihirupe to the United States. Men so discharged will be paid travel allowances from their nation In Iliirope to the pc Hoboken. "" i'u" "' miuai Buon unu irom, N J., to the place of enlist- nicnt or Induction Into the servkc, These Instructions apply to enlisted or drafted men who entered the serv ice after April 1. 1917. Mon who en tered the service before that date may be furnished with transportation to the United States when slcknens or distress In thetoldlcr's family Is clearly In dicated. "It. must be UndcrHtoofl." sajs the de- .hams or furloughs of this kind wlll!fore "10 Supreme Council at Its, sesslftn beicivcii only In c.ceiitlc-.ial casts le.lthls morning and made a statement on quests for discharge must clearly show ...... . " ,., ,! i lnai uiu nii.iiii:aa n ur nun ii INI VUl . der the war risk insurance act" Most of the Fortieth Division. Includ-1 ilng vhtuallv all of the Infantty un!ti,j ! ha-i been ast-lgned to early convoy home,' the War Department announced today. ' In the division arc California. Nevada, Utah, Colorado. Anzona and New Mex- Icu national guardsmen .,, The units of the Fortieth assigned are (lift 1".7tli IStli IOtli Q.wl innti, i,. , a v vuir auvt (j4 1UVIII III" 1 fantrv Ur crimen tH : Rpipntv.ninth ntwt Illghtleth Infantry Brigade lleadquar- ters: 143.1, tilth. HCth Machine Gun Battalions. 113th Train Headquarters and Supply Train and Ammunition train (animal drawn section); Fortieth slon Military Police Company. Head- n- ..-.i r,i..iJi, t,..., quartern . Postal Detachment. Mobile ! Field Laboratory ICCth Field Hospital,0! "ar Between and ICOth Ambulance Conipanv vlthcr units announced as having been assigned to early envoy Include the 332d and 331th Field Artillery P.cgl OFF FOR FRANCE SOON Salvation Arnl. Caiitaill anil Wife to Do After-Wur Dlltv captain and Mrs. Claude Ii Bates, of the Salvation Armv. expect to leave for me salvation ,rniv. expect 10 leave ior France within it month to take up after- . . .i..t. i.i 1 11. .. w j , s ' . .' reJef of H)0 Sauon Armv ln ,he M. unlit, v unni ! hint Ic Coast provinces Captain Bates will do evangelical lates will ilo evangelical art his fight against what. work and stai ,. .. .. .nnt.M ....n.n.. l.nn .. ....... .... ' ;. N the waV aga'V'"' " 'es Inc.noe.i uy 100 wuitiu.uifs ni asiung- ton The Red Lane lied Lane. Red Lane, Tin'i th! rami fur me; And not one. cent of duty For the country of the free That's the song you'll hear in Beaulieu's place. Beaulicu's place is on the Maine-Canadian border nnd frequently on the Red Lane. For the Red Lane is nn institu tion. It is smuggling. The way to reach the Red Lane is to turn to page 22. On the fiction page of today's Evening Public Ledger Holman Day begins a story about the smugglers and the men who fight them. It is a story full of human nature (at Its beet and worst, full of humor and pathos ,ana iwui ' i. ..... f .?r.- 'U WILSON CALLS COMMITTEE TO DEBATE UNION President Assembles Fram- ers of International Pact in Paris Today VKNIZELOS PRESENTS CLAIMS OF GRECIANS Two Committees Created to Hasten Demobilization of West Front Troops JIEX,C0 a i t -- Finnic Send? Document Dc claring Its Decision to Join Italy I Paris, Feb. 3. President Wilson will (officially assemble this afternoon at th Hotel ile Crlllon the members of the Peace Conference-commission on a no clety of nations. In some quarters It Is reported that a report to the con ference on this subject Is Imminent. President Wilson spent most of Sat urday morning at work In his private office. Instead of availing himself of the services of a stenographer, he ap plied hlmnelf assiduously to the type, vvilter, which was taken as an Indica tion that he wag preparing some paper requiring the most thoughtful possible consideration. As it Is Known to be the plan of ths American delegation to rush forward plans for the creation of a society of .. iiailOUs It 13 assumed tho President, who. ns a member of the special com mission charged with that project, was engaged In tho nrenaratlon of som ,, ,t ..,... l " ' . "' ""'vi-""c "'""" 5u,ou 01 general sclicme. Seek Compromise Plan . rr,,. ,i , ,..,, ii. The American delegates Inclne to tlle belief that the most serious obita- clo will be found In Insistence by over- zcaloin arHocalcs unon fxtrema mm. i ods to enforco peaceful settlement qf disputes. It Is understood the AmerJ- can delegates will glvo their support to tho plans ot (Jeneral Smuts and' Lord Cecil, with the addition ot a few of tho Idoajf Rdvanced by Jeon Bour geois, the French protagonist of a league. ' rl Premier Vcnlzeloe, of Greece, wa be- the claims of Greece. IPs appearance - nnnn,,rir..a in il. nmelni niaiement a mn.wum.vu ,i, ...- w....... , It was added. The CzecIio-SloVak dels- gates will again bo heard at tomorrow's session, It was also announced, N Vt s Tf00p, for Turkey , ,. ... ,. .,. ., .v.. ' connect on with Ihe work of the """W" """ ?!", J 7"aS1 Cll Jt 1 ICUUIAUO IVJ I" VIS. "-' form that the use of American troops In garrisoning Turucy Is not contem- 1 a 1 P,aU i i- ...-.l tl, it itiltt-iHnn a a . " ,s,fln"rf , rtnerVl Tasker ?a,V'nt V,u?" mml,e nf Vhe TmerU B11 !"'' l"L etSerL o how i "?" ,ml7'on- was .uTM.m,- nt .net um-'cWrl) he """""''""""VL0',! ""c of the armed forces of the United i mie.s wthout express sanction by Con- cress. In the absence of any declaration the United States and Tnrlfev . The military commission which Is (dealing with the question of the demobil ization and reduction oi me nnm forces In the western front ls making ra,,i.i orocrress with Its plans. Two. sub stitute committees have been created to hasten the work. I lump Linked tu Hal; President Wilson and other membei.s of the Peace Conference have received from tho president of the national coun- ell n i lume, me aiHVOr Ol I ue VIIJ. now members of the House of Deputies a memorandum concerning tne s.iuauoi J" VA.. th'is Week Tlio memorandum ? 9e""' '.", ,,,; ,e dissolution of in 111.11 lOW 11, W (1,11 rHW I. a .. " - - ,,. n,.i noon the dissolution of maintains that, upon ' '"cri)f1"'uj'" " 1 ...aii Vlnmn nPfim nn iiKltnena'tlt 1 " . JT " V;,,,,, nl I . . . notned all goveinments of Kur- ,, nd America T, state of i.-Ume, using Its rights . ".. . . , .,. j.,j"j ,. ..... . m hcii uri lltlll.lllui.l ....- v jv... i Italy for national and .conomj. reason the fact the city the some munlcl- Flume are children atv t tending Croatian Hcnoo.a ai ueaii, mo 1 neighboring Slav village. Is Jiardly I per 1 cent of the total numner of suiooi cnu dren In Flume. I The Jugo Slav commerce passing ! through Flume Is only 7 per cent of the (whole traffic of tho port. Out ot the to tal Jugo-Slav exportation nnd Importa tion, 13 per cent passes through Fume. .while " per cent goes through Dalma tian ports, which Itnly has proposed shall be assigned to the Jugo-Slav s." ' Make Progresn on League , The progress made last week In the. .work of the Peace Conference through I the dally sessions of the council of the Ave great Powers has encouraged the, hope and expectation that the main ob iject, the society of nations', will "be so 1 far ndvanced toward realization that It, .. m i.a nnsftlhle to ret tt hefnr4 th' Peace Conference In plenary session fti ""i time to permit ot us aqopt(on Dy tas middle of next month, which will enabla. ,1,. ireaident to carry out ins orinui I Idea of leaving for Waehlngfoit about, v J .,.. Atm xrevlouslv fixed. ii. A v. --.v .-"-- --, . . - from Nevv York that represontatlvas U . ,, i British ami iic,.nii vi- iiurung- m 'cattle Interests In Mexico' were oewl to Pans to lay mcir viwtia pavarvj Peace cqmerenre is oiirtnHg,nOB tentlon in Amen"" uvvrnmvn t a,nd causing speculation aalwr lc, aJiairs , may min ax i. WMias.baa not aaasv . t . "W ., t&i a 5 :X a 4 'J i.i A l 6 ft 'M ' . tAv YS?: .?. 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